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Title:
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BROADBAND IN TELEWORK, HEALTH AND SAFETY: THE USER PERSPECTIVE |
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Author(s):
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Karianne Vermaas |
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ISBN:
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972-8924-16-X |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías, Maggie McPherson and Frank Bannister |
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Year:
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2006 |
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Edition:
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1 |
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Keywords:
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Broadband, user, health, safety, telework |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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449 |
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Last Page:
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459 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Broadband potentially has great influence on social domains such as mobility (telework), health and public and personal
safety. In order to get an understanding and to predict the adoption of services in these domains, it is important to ask
(potential) users of those services about their actual usage and expectations. Our research is an exploration of these
issues. Results show that broadband connections, applications and services do not yet play an important role in the social
domains covered in this research. This is understandable, since many real broadband services are not yet offered on a
large scale. When looking at the perceived positive aspects of broadband services and applications, especially in telework
and health care, it seems socially desirable for for example government and employers to stimulate telework and the
development of broadband health care services. In the public and personal safety domain the role of broadband is not so
self-evident for the potential users of broadband services. |
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